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The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world. It builds tree nests in colonies close to water.
Scientific Name : Ardea Alba
Family : Ardeidae
Order : Pelecaniformes
Class : Aves
Type : Bitterns, Herons And Egrets
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 80 - 100 cm
Compare Size : Vulture +-
Wingspan : 130 - 170 cm
Weight : 700 - 1500 g
Migratory : Resident Migrant
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : July - February
Other Names :
English : Eastern Great Egret, Common Egret, Large Egret, Great White Egret, Great White Heron
Hindi : तार बगला, बड़ा बगुला
Marathi : मोठा बगळा, बगळा
Habitat:
Marshes, Rivers, Jheels
Breeding:
Eggs - 3 or 4, Pale green. Both sexes share domestic duties.
Feeding:
Fish, Frogs, Small mammals, Small reptiles and Insects
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Bill | yellow; In breeding plumage is variably black |
| Legs | black |
| toes | black |
| Lores | greenish-yellow; darker in breeding plumage |
| Neck | when not completly stretched a very sharp curve near the middle of its neck is noticeable |
| Gape | gape line is pointed and extends behind the eye |
| Note : all-white plumage |
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| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 03 Nov 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 14 Nov 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 02 Dec 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
